Aviation Daily

The business aviation market is dominated by the North American market, with North American operators accounting for over 70% of all flight in 2023.

The governments of Argentina and Peru have agreed to remove restrictions on flights between the countries.

The global average jet fuel price fell 1.1% last week to $101.15/bbl, compared to $102.32/bbl the week prior.

The review assessed the X-59 project’s approach to safety and hazard analysis.

The Wichita company pledged to conduct the layoffs “in as compassionate a manner as possible.”

The FAA plans to mandate inspections of certain structural fittings on some Boeing 787s after learning from Boeing the parts are made from the wrong material.

Copa Airlines believes it can manage additional delays of Boeing aircraft in 2024 and still maintain its planned capacity growth of 10%.

Airbus has been working on hydrogen as a way to decarbonize aviation.

Promoters of the return of airships have been touting the concept for a quarter century, though the contrast between ambitions and achievements is stark.

Nodding to past acquisitions, Southwest Airlines says “never say never” to considering another, though the company has no immediate plans to do so.

An alternative non-GPS approach system using ground-based radio signals has been installed at the eastern Estonian city's airport.

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) and Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) have completed application of AeroShark surface film on 12 Boeing 777-300ERs.

Gateway Development Alliance, a consortium led by Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional, has offered to acquire Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad.

EasyJet intends to grow winter capacity to North Africa by 35% to reduce seasonal losses.

Air Canada cautions it will be tough to replicate 2023’s performance in the transatlantic market, which was a record for many North American airlines.

Singapore Airlines is optimistic that its first Boeing 777-9 will be delivered in 2025, despite airline peers recently estimating a revised timeline of 2026.

Boeing’s dedicated ecoDemonstrator is poised to enter a new test phase with a focus on improved operational efficiency and sustainability in cabin interiors.

NASA’s long-serving McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 research aircraft flew for the final time on May 15 after being used on 158 science campaigns.

EasyJet’s CEO Johan Lundgren is to leave the LCC and will be replaced by chief financial officer Kenton Jarvis.

Qatar Airways expects to close an investment in a southern African carrier in the next two to three weeks as part of efforts to expand in the continent.

Heart Aerospace has announced a redesigned hybrid propulsion system built around off-the-shelf turboprops and electric motors.

Boeing’s planned acquisition of supplier Spirit AeroSystems has raised some concerns on Capitol Hill and among major defense companies.

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings has supplied the first of three Airbus A320ceos to South African Airways.

For the major U.S. low-cost carriers, the first quarter (Q1) of 2024 had ever-increasing revenues but nearly all of them saw net losses.

Pleased with the progress of its plan to reduce costs, more improvements are ahead for JetBlue Airways as it makes investments in technology.